[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. NEIL ABERCROMBIE

                               of hawaii

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 31, 2000

  Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, October 29, 2000, I was 
unavoidably detained and I was unable to vote on three rollcall votes. 
Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Rollcall 574--
Approval of the Journal--``yes''; rollcall 575--One Day Continuing 
Resolution--``yes''; and rollcall 576--Pallone Motion to Instruct 
Labor-HHS Appropriations Conferees--``yes.''
  On Monday, October 30, I was unavoidably detained and I was unable to 
vote on the seven rollcall votes taken. Had I been present, I would 
have voted as follows: Rollcall 583--Technical Corrections to Minimum 
Wage Legislation/St. Croix Island--``yes''; rollcall 582--Previous 
Question--``no''; rollcall 581--Rule to Allow Additional Continuing 
Resolutions--``yes''; rollcall 580--Previous Question--``no''; rollcall 
579--Hour of Meeting October 31 at 6:00 p.m.--``no''; rollcall 578--
Passage One Day Continuing Resolution--``yes''; and rollcall 577--
Approval of the Journal--``yes.''

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